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Between Fire and Precision by ForbiddenBars
Fandoms: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV 2000)
15 Dec 2025
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Brilliant and emotionally reserved, Gil Grissom struggles to acknowledge his feelings for Sara Sidle, the empathetic CSI who notices his intensity but doubts his personal interest. Amid high-stakes cases, professional restraint clashes with desire, jealousy, and unspoken longing. A safe alternative in Mason highlights the contrast between security and fire, but he gradually fades as their connection intensifies.
Through dangerous investigations, lingering touches, whispered confessions, and quiet lab moments, Grissom and Sara navigate the fine line between professionalism and passion. Months of tension culminate in a restrained yet emotionally charged acknowledgment of their feelings—forehead touches, intertwined hands, and their first deliberate kiss.
By the epilogue, they integrate their relationship carefully into lab life: fire and professionalism coexist, desire is acknowledged, and their slow-burning romance begins with trust, vulnerability, and undeniable passion.
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After the death of his queen, King Rafael Barba rules with iron restraint—feared by his court, merciless to his enemies, and gentle only with his young twin daughters, heirs to the throne.
When Olivia Benson is summoned to the castle as their new teacher, she refuses to bow to the weight of the crown or the man who wears it. Intelligent, principled, and unafraid to challenge him, Olivia brings laughter back into the palace—and into the king’s guarded heart.
What begins as quiet tension becomes an impossible longing neither of them is willing to acknowledge. Bound by duty, grief, and political danger, Rafael chooses the crown over love and sends Olivia away to protect her—shattering them both.
Years later, she returns under another banner, and Rafael must confront what he sacrificed to remain king. Jealousy, public confession, and a kingdom on the brink force him to choose between power and the woman he never stopped loving.
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Rafael Barba has been undercover for six years, observing corruption in the DA’s office while hiding a dangerous secret—and an even more dangerous obsession with Olivia Benson.
When a high-stakes case puts them in jeopardy, their slow-burning tension ignites. Professionalism clashes with desire, restraint battles obsession, and trust is tested.
With Olivia’s son, Noah, in the mix, Rafael must prove he’s more than a protector—he’s family. Step by step, through danger, longing, and unspoken emotion, Olivia and Rafael finally give in to the passion they’ve denied for years, discovering love, trust, and a life they can share.
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Hannibal Lecter is the Chesapeake Ripper. Will Graham can see the world through a killer’s eyes. When predator meets profiler, desire, obsession, and violence entwine. Slowly, dangerously, Will learns to follow Hannibal’s lead—through hunts, manipulation, and moral collapse. By the time the FBI realizes he is no longer on their side, it is too late. Two monsters. One bond. No going back.
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FBI profiler Will Graham is drawn into the orbit of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist hiding a horrifying secret: he is the Chesapeake Ripper. As Will investigates the murders, Hannibal manipulates him with subtle touches, whispered provocations, and predatory intelligence, igniting a slow-burning obsession that blurs the line between fear and desire. Torn between morality, duty, and forbidden attraction, Will struggles to resist Hannibal’s alpha dominance, even as the FBI closes in. In the end, surrender, obsession, and tension collide, leaving both men trapped in a dangerous, intoxicating equilibrium.
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Olivia navigates Rafael’s return, only then to be faced with Elliot’s…. Complete
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16 Dec 2025
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The most iconic station in New York is about to swap handcuffs for dancing shoes. An unexpected talent contest shakes up the squad: this time, it’s not about solving a case… but facing choreography, nerves, and, above all, the undeniable attraction hidden in every dance step.
While some try to escape the stage (literally), others discover that the tango isn’t just a dance—it’s a silent language that speaks louder than words… or fleeting glances.
Between spins, touches, and whispers in the air, Olivia and Rafael are confronted with the most dangerous question of all:
Can a single dance awaken what they’ve both ignored, or will it remain just a fleeting tango with no future?Bookmarked by ForbiddenBars
16 Dec 2025